Formula Paddock

 We saw that the Ferrari had the fastest race pace of all, but in some points as the first sector lost compared to the McLaren and Red Bull. The T1 consists of a series of fast curves, in which the downforce demand is very high, also because of the very fast changes of direction that occur from one curve to another. But too high a load can create problems with the next sector, where aerodynamic efficiency is very important. So you could opt for a very rigid suspension setup, to get the full potential of the floor, the idea would not be bad if there was the third sector, where instead you need a less rigid setup to exploit the potential of the rear. So let’s see how the top 4 teams faced the T1 snake: TURN 2 ANALYSIS: We start to observe the on-board (I tried as much as possible to take the same point), in T2 it would seem that the furthest from the kreb is the car n°1 of Max Verstappen, to follow the W15 of George Russell, Lando Norris’s McL38 and finally the one who seems to be mo...

  CONDITION: Track temperature: 39,5 °C in Q1 ---> 36,5°C in Q3 Air temperature: about 28,8°C Humidity: 39% Wind: 16,5 km/h in Q2 --> 10 km/h S Qualifying for tomorrow’s grid is over, and not in the best way for Mercedes, with Russell losing control of his W15 on turn 19, forcing him to go into the wall, and finish qualifying before the other drivers could finish their last stint. Thanks to Lando Norris, who finishes on pole, while in second place there is his main rival Max Verstappen. Let’s go to the fastest lap of the WDC contenders. LAP ANALYSIS: We start immediately with the first turn. Verstappen stops slightly earlier than Norris, but manages to bring in a little more speed than Lando Norris, the driver of the Red Bull manages to create an advantage that is immediately reduced in the exit phase. In which it would seem that the driver of the McLaren has the better, in fact observing the gears, manages to pass to the next before the rival. We arrive at the "snake" ...

 Qualifying for the sprint race grid ended with a pole by Verstappen, followed by Russell’s Mercedes and then Leclerc’s Ferrari, while Norris finished only in fourth place. This is a very important Grand Prix, both for the world ranking, but also because it was the stage of many updates brought by teams, especially McLaren and Mercedes (among the top teams). So it will be very important to observe the behavior of the car and its performance. Let’s look at it together. TELEMETRY IN T1: Let’s start by saying that the performance of Ferrari are to be reviewed in qualifying, because Leclerc in the fast curves that characterize the first sector has lost control of the car, losing a lot of speed, as you can see from the telemetry. So let’s go to observe the other drivers: we note that Max Verstappen with his RB20 manages to bring greater speed in the entrance of the T6, but he is forced to brake in the entry phase, but then maintain a higher speed both in the travel phase and in the exit...